Built-in gas range



J. GUTMANN 2,021,651

BUILT-IN GAS RANGE Nov. 19, 1935.

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INVENTOR 'ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 19, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE 1Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in gas ranges or gas stoves.

An object of the invention is in the provision of a built-in gas rangeor gas stove.

A further object of the invention is to provide concealed gas rangebuilt in the conventional wall of a room and adapted for -use in placeswhere space is limited, such as, for example, kitchens, kitchenettes,lunch Wagons, etc.

A further object of the invention is to provide a built-in gas rangeparticularly adapted for use in apartment houses and apartment hotels,and wherein all the burners and stove elements are swingable intoconcealed position within. a wall of the room, when not in use.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of aconcealed gas range comprising burners and oven elements disposed Withina cabinet-like recess formed in a vertical Wall, 'when the device is notin use, and which are adapted to be swung to operative position, whenthe device is made ready for use.

A further object of the invention is to produce a gas range for use in akitchen by providing a cabinet-like recess in one of the walls of theroom, a swingable door to cover the opening of the recess, and swingableand/or collapsible elements confined within the recess when the deviceis not in use and supported by the cover or door in horizontal extendedposition when made ready for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a built-in concealedgas range, automatic gas cut-off means. I

A further object oi the invention is to provide in such device acollapsible oven and broiler.

These and other objects which will become more apparent as thedescription progresses are obtained by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described an-d shown in theaccompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure, and inwhich:

Figure l is an elevational view of the front of one form of theinvention, the doors being shown closed.

Figure 2 is a view similar to that shown in Figure l, with the .doorsbeing shown in open position.

Figure 3 is a perspective view vof the oven portion of one form of theinvention, the door being shown in open position.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic side-sectional View of Figure 3, showing aheating element reposed on the door and a collapsible compartment hingedto rear wall.

. handles rshut-oil? valve 39 and its ttings.

Figure 5 is a View similar to that shown in Figure 4 and showing heatingelements at top and vcontained within a removable collapsiblecompartrnent.

Figure 6 is a view showing a modied form of 5.

In the drawings, the numeral II represents a 15:

conventional vertical wall of a room which may be embellished on theoutside with suitable tile, and the numeral I2 represents preferablyrectangular cabinets or cabinet-like recesses formed in wall II.Swingably attached to wall II' by 20 means of hinges I 6 adjacent therecesses are doors I3 and I4, respectively, to cover the recesses.

The said doorsl are bulged outwardly to give additional depth to thecabinets I2 when the doors are closed, and are provided with suitableI5'. Folding brackets I'! are provided for supporting the hinged doorsin horizontal position. A plurality of gas burners I9 are arranged onthe inside of door I3 and above these burners isa grating I8 which issecured to the said door in any suitable manner.

Between the recesses I2 there is provided a small opening in wall II toreceive the safety A removable 35 cover 2i for such opening is provided.The valve 39 is connected at one endv to a pipe 22 leading from the gasmain supply (not shown) andis connected at its other. endy to a Tcoupling Bil. (See Fig. 7).

Since the burners must be swung from an inoperative to an operativeposition and vice-versa, it becomes necessary to provide a flexibleconnection between the burners and the feed pipe. In Fig. '7, there areshown two preferable types of 45 flexible connectors from coupling 4|]to the burner manifold. A flexible tube 20 provided with a flexiblesheath is shown connected at one end through the nipple 4I to thecoupling or fitting 40, the other end of tube 20 being connected to theburner manifold, such, as for example, the pipe represented by numeral48 in Fig. 10, and a similar flexible tube 23 (see Fig. 2), is shown,Which is connected to the oven or broiler burner.

In lieu of the ilexible tube 20 a swingable 55 jointed connection may beprovided (see Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 10). In this type of connection a malemember 42 is provided with a central bore 46 having a right angled turn,the member 42 being tapered at 45 which rotatably nts in a tapered holeprovided in female member 43. A screw 44 secures member 2 to member 43but permits rotative movement of member 42 with relation to member 43.Member 43 is provided with an extension 41 having a central bore whichis in alinement with the right angled turn of bore 46 when the device isin operative position, but which is out of alinement therewith when thedevice is in inoperative position.

Thus, an automatic gas cut-off is provided. This extension 41 isconnected to the burner manifold such as represented by the numeral 48.The member 42 is connected to fitting 40 by means of the nipple 4I.

As stated hereinabove, Fig. 7 shows two preferred connections, but anyother suitable connections may be employed for the purpose intended. Byway of illustration, Fig. '1 shows the flexible tube connection appliedto the burner resting on door I3 and the swingable connection applied tothe burner or burners for the oven or broiler which is supported by doorI4.

A chamber 21 or 21' is provided for the oven or broiler. As shown inFigures 3 and 4, the chamber 21 comprises four sides 28 swingablyconnected to the top- 39, the front and lateral sides by means of thehinges 29 and the rear side by means of the hinges 29. The top 30 has anextension which projects within the recess I2 of wall I I and ishingedly connected by means of hinges 33 at the rear of the recess. Thefront side has a recess 35 formed therein by pressing the materialinwardly within which is rotatably supported a handle 34. It can bereadily seen that the sides of the chamber 21 may be easily collapsedand the top 30 swung downwardly so that the chamber in collapsedposition may be confined within the recess I2. As shown in Figs. 5 and6, the chamber 21 comprises four sides 28 which are hingediy connectedto the door 30. Since this chamber is not hingedly secured within thecabinet it may be removed and collapsed and then placed in the recess orcabinet I2.

In Fig. 4 there is shown a burner 24 which is iiexibly connected to thesupply pipe in any suitable manner, this burner resting on the cover I4.Over the burner 24 there is positioned a grating or pan 53 for thepurpose of supporting the materials to be cooked. It can be readily seenthat an oven compartment is thus provided.

In Fig. 5, the burner 25 is swingably connected to the feed pipe throughthe arm 25', the burner 25 being held in position by means of the clamp26. This arrangement provides a suitable broiler compartment. Since theburner 25 is swingably secured to the arm 25' and the arm 25 isswingably secured to the feed pipe, the burner and arm can be readilycollapsed so as to be confined within the cabinet I2 as shown by thedotted lines indicated by the numeral 25".

Fig. 6 shows a modified form of the oven and broiler wherein the burner38 is swingably secured to the arm pipe 33. The chamber 21 is providedwith a removable shelf 35 immediately above the burner 38, the shelfbeing supported in position by means of the flanges 31 extendinginwardly of the chamber 21.

The'compartment above the burner may be used as an oven and thecompartment below the burner may be used as a broiler.

Fig. l0 shows an arrangement of the burner 5I) supported by the door.The supply of gas to the burners is controlled through the valves 49.

From the foregoing description and annexed drawings, it can be seen thatwhen the doors I3 and I4 are closed all the elements constituting thegas range or stove (except the said doors) are concealed from view, eachdoor when in open horizontal position acting as a shelf to facilitatethe utilization of the device. In lieu of utilizing the door as a shelf,an auxiliary member may be used for the purpose.

It will be thus seen that there is herein described apparatus in whichthe several features of this invention are embodied, and which apparatusin its action attains the various objects of the invention and is wellsuited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely differ- Y ent embodiments of this invention could bemade without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that allmatter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A heating device comprising a cabinet built in one of the walls of aroom and having an opening at the front of the wall, a swingable door tocover the opening, means to support the door in outward horizontalposition, a gas burner connected in the cabinet to a gas supply pipelocated in the wall, said burner adapted to be swung outwardly, and acollapsible oven to cover the burner when the latter is swung outwardlyand to be supported by the door when the latter is in horizontalposition, said oven being swingably attached to the inside of thecabinet and adapted to fit within the cabinet when collapsed.

JOI-IN GUTMANN.

